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Zhang Binglin

1868 - 1936

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Zhang Binglin (January 12, 1869 – June 14, 1936), also known by his art name Zhang Taiyan, was a Chinese philologist, textual critic, philosopher, and revolutionary. His philological works include Wen Shi (文始 "The Origin of Writing"), the first systematic work of Chinese etymology. He also made contributions to historical Chinese phonology, proposing that "the niang (娘) and ri (日) initials [in Middle Chinese] come from the ni (泥) initial [in Old Chinese]" (known as niang ri gui ni 娘日歸泥). He developed a system of shorthand based on the seal script, called jiyin zimu (記音字母), later adopted as the basis of zhuyin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Binglin is the 1,008th most popular philosopher (up from 1,016th in 2019), the 793rd most popular biography from China (up from 821st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Zhang Binglin ranks 1,008 out of 1,267. Before him are Robert Anton Wilson, Herbert Feigl, Ernst Tugendhat, Thomas Arnold, Richard Swinburne, and Critolaus. After him are Gregory of Tatev, Anna Kingsford, Karl Groos, Hermann Usener, Samuel Clarke, and Abraham Joshua Heschel.

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Among people born in 1868, Zhang Binglin ranks 141. Before him are Emil Racoviță, Émile Fisseux, Sumner Paine, Frank Watson Dyson, Juventino Rosas, and Meri Mangakāhia. After him are Patriarch Miron of Romania, René de Saussure, Richard Teichmann, José Vianna da Motta, Max von Schillings, and Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo. Among people deceased in 1936, Zhang Binglin ranks 125. Before him are Huang Fu, Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Marianne Hainisch, Domenico Mezzadri, and Ivan Smirnov. After him are Edmond Aman-Jean, Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin, Jean Mermoz, Juho Sunila, Wilhelm Solf, and Ramiro de Maeztu.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Binglin ranks 793 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Dejiang (1946), Zhou Fohai (1897), Chen Hongshou (1598), Xu Caihou (1943), Liu Zhiyuan (895), and Chen Jiongming (1878). After him are Cao Yu (1910), Qian Qichen (1928), Gordon Liu (1951), Wang Bo (650), Wang Xianzhi (344), and Zhang Tingyu (1672).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Zhang Binglin ranks 42. Before him are Feng Youlan (1895), Tao Hongjing (456), Tan Sitong (1865), Derek Parfit (1942), Huang Zongxi (1610), and Wei Yuan (1794). After him are P. C. Chang (1892), and Liang Shuming (1893).

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